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Safety Laws
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Motorcycles
Helmets are required for all riders.
Bicycles
All riders 15 years and younger must wear a helmet.
Top Headlights
Motorcycles
Headlights required during daytime.
Bicycles
When riding at night, your bicycle must have:
- A front white light visible from at least 300 feet.
- A red rear reflector visible from at least 200 feet.
Vehicles
Headlights must be turned on:
- From one half-hour after sunset until one half-hour before sunrise.
- When visibility, due to angry weather, gets reduced to 400 feet or less.
- Whenever your windshield wipers are in use.
Top Cell Phones
- All drivers under 18 are banned from using cell phones while driving. Dialing 911 in the case of an emergency is the lone exception.
- School bus drivers are prohibited from using cell phones.
Top Child Safety Seats
- Kids younger than eight AND weighing less than 80 pounds must ride in a car seat or booster. Depending on which comes first, kids can upgrade to a seat belt once they turn eight or top 80 pounds.
- Car seats must be fastened in a rear seat if your child is under five, weighs less than 40 pounds, and if your car contains passenger-side airbags. You can bypass this requirement if your child's safety seat is airbag-compatible.
See our How to Buy a Child Safety Seat article for more information.
Top Seat Belts
- Kids, under 16, must wear a seat belt regardless of where they sit.
- Everyone 16 and older must wear a seat belt while riding in the front seat.
Top Reporting Drunk or Dangerous Drivers
Call *47 (North Carolina's Highway Patrol) if you suspect a driver of being drunk or reckless. Provide the driver's license plate number, make, model, location and travel direction. Do not try to stop the vehicle on your own.
Top Reporting Unattended Kids in Vehicles
Dial 911 if you suspect an unattended child left in a vehicle is in danger from excessive heat or cold. Remain with the vehicle, if possible, until authorities arrive.
Top Reporting Unattended Pets in Vehicles
Call the local police department or animal control unit if you feel an unattended pet inside a vehicle is at risk.
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